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The number of sampled goats were calculated using the Thrusfield 26 formula with 50% expected prevalence; a 5% desired absolute precision, and a 95% confidence interval. Where n = required sample size, Pexp = expected prevalence, d = desired absolute precision. Hence, 384 goats were selected for this research. Study Methodology Sample Collection Techniques A total of 384 samples were collected from the skin of selected goats. Clinical examination was focused on the hair and visual inspection and palpation of the skin for lesions on all parts of the goats including the head region, the neck, thorax, flanks, rump, tail, and legs. Goats with signs of erythema, pruritus, and scale or crust formation were considered. ....
Background Adolescence is a particularly vulnerable stages of life in which malnutrition inhibits academic performance through poor growth and development, mental retardation, poor overall cognitive function and poor health status. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the association between nutritional status and academic performance among adolescent students. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association of nutritional status and academic performance among adolescent secondary school students in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia. Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 670 systematically selected adolescents in secondary schools of Wolaita Sodo town from April to June 2019. The academic performance of the adolescents was measured using the mean mark score of two consecutive semesters’ results of all subjects. Data were analyzed using Stata software Version 15. Descriptive statistics, binary and multiple linear re ....
22 30% in Harerge, Eastern Ethiopia, 29 27% in Jimma, Southeastern Ethiopia, 30 26.6% in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia, 31 31.2% in Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia, 32 and 43% in Brazil. 33 The variation might be due to the variability of time of investigation and sample size among the studies. The prevalence of underweight among participants on ART in Dilla Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia was 12.3%, 34 which was lower than the findings of the current study. This might be due to variations in the characteristic of the population. And the magnitude of underweight among patients on ART from this study was higher than the findings 10% in Zimbabwe. 35 The difference might be associated with differences in the population and sample size between the studies. ....
Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse December 16, 2020 Share Share Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances made the health crisis worse, Amnesty International said today. In a new briefing, COVID-19 Crackdowns: Police Abuse and the Global Pandemic, the organization documented cases in 60 countries where law enforcement agencies committed human rights abuses in the name of tackling the virus. This includes cases where people were killed or severely injured for allegedly breaching restrictions, or for protesting against detention conditions. In Iran for example, security forces reportedly used live ammunition and tear gas to suppress protests over COVID-19 safety fears in prisons, killing and injuring several people. In th ....